River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our Regular Correspondent.l
.Washington. MAY 9th. 1851

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Washington is nothing if not lively
/ this week. Royalty is in our midst,
viz. the bronzed faced queen of the
Sandwich Islands. and the President
/ Mrs. Cleveland, the Cabinet families,
and the Diplomatic Corps are doing her
! honor by crowding in as many official
attentions as are possible during the
brief three days of her visit here. The
rest OF the social world of the Capitol
may be seen alternating between the
grand stand at the Washington race
course and the grand stand in Athletic
Park, where FOrpaugh's circus is the
attraction.
Yes, Washington society goes to the
circus When il feels inclined. IL al
ways did and 1t probably always will
Representative of the worlds of poll
ties, literature and fashion may be seen
there at this moment, as well as at
that resort. regarded more aristOcratic,
the races. To day il was difficult to
decide at which place the elite were
in greater numbers, or where the gen.
eral crowd was larger or its shouts
louder.
Then they are busy here making
preparations for the Drill, which is
only two weeks off. At the Washing
ton Monument grounds they are get
ting ready for the camp. At the White
Lot workmen are erecting the grand
stands from which many thousands of
spectators Will view the drill contests.
At the foot of Capitol Hill, on Mary
land avenue, they are erecting another
grand stand around the yelled statue
Of Garfield. which the Society of the
Army of the Cumberland will occupy
next week, on the occasion of the UNI
yelling ceremonies.
The first event of the Hawaiian
Queens visit TO this city was call at
the White House. which Mrs. Cleve-
land returned in less than two hours,
the utmost limit allowed by the royal
etiquette in returning visits. While
at the Executive mansion, the Queen
scrutimzed her surroundings every
thing and everybody, very closely.
She is declared 10y some 10 be ful.
blOOded negro. but her complexion is
not dark enough for that. being a clear
brown. about the Shade of mulatto,
ana while her hair cTispS close 10 her
head, it is not the hair of an African.
still many in the upper circles of the
cOlOred people scout the idea of her
majesty being in the least superior to
themselves in point of race.
However this may be Queen CapiOla-
nj has received at the United States
Capitol about as many distinguished
attentions as could well be heaped
upon the Car of all the Rdssias. the
Queen of England or any other high
potentate in the same length of time.
she dined at the White House as well
as at her own legation, received a visit
from the wife of the President and the
ladies OF the Cabinet, and even Mr..
Corcoran, was taken around to see the
sights of the city and TO Mount Vernon
by a distinguished escort, including
members of the Cabinet and the DiplO-
matte Corps. besides various other at
tent;Ons and some special entertain
ments planned in her honor. She was
particularly delighted with some exer-
ciSeS which she attended at the college
for the deaf and dumb. where she saw
mute deliver an Grafton. While at
the Capitol she remembered the House
of Representatives as the Chamber in
which speaker Blaine gave her hus-
band, King Kalakaua, so cordial a
reception when his majesty visited
Washington few years ago.
The dusKy sovereign says she is
going TO England to be present at the
celebration of Queen VictOrias jubi-
lee, but it is limited that the realohject
Of her visit is financial one. Kalakaua
is Tying % mortgage his kingdom Tor
s., 600 900, and a member of his Privy
Council is now in London endeavoring
to float the bonds. 1t is difficult work,
however, and it is said the kings ad
visers have shrewdly arranged this
royal excursion in the hope OF making
an impression thereby on the cold,
five per cent. British heart.
Kalakaua did not come along with
his royal spouse because his eXchequer
is little short, and when he travels
he wants to see all the cities along his
route and enjoy everything they con-
tain. This takes a great deal of money
even for royal persOnages, and the king
will probably defer his junket until the
negotiations in London promise well.